Havana celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2019

2019 will mark Havana, the capital of Cuba’s, 500th birthday. The event will be celebrated throughout the year with an extensive programme of events featuring concerts, performances and parades in the city. Havana was founded in 1519 after the Spanish colonisation and today is a hub of culture, history and tourism that attracts thousands of visitors every year. www.travel2cuba.co.uk

2019 marks 60 years since Fidel Castro led Cubans to victory over Fulgencio Batista and the end of the Batista dictatorship

2019 will mark the 60th year since Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista fled Cuba following the popular revolution that was spearheaded by Fidel Castro’s 26th of July movement. On 1 January 1959, Batista and a number of his supporters fled Cuba for the Dominican Republic. Tens of thousands of Cubans, celebrated the end of the dictator’s regime on this day. www.travel2cuba.co.uk

Cuba Then – a Book Tweet This June, The Monacelli Press publishesCUBA THEN, vintage photographs and ephemera from the collection of Ramiro A. Fernandez, the most extensive archive of Cuban...

New Tour Goes Deep Into Cuba’s Musical History TweetPlunge into Cuba’s musical side on a new nine-day itinerary from Wildland Adventures. Adventure Cuba: Art, Music & Dance debuts on November 10, 2018, and explores the Caribbean island...